Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 10 : Bharatiya Janata Party MP Gulam Ali Khatana on Sunday said that Indian armed forces gave a befitting reply to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, adding that those raising doubts on the military success are giving oxygen to the nefarious motives of the neighbouring country.
"The Indian Armed Forces gave a befitting reply to Pakistan by launching Operation Sindoor, and if someone raises questions on it, that is equivalent to giving oxygen to Pakistan," Khatana told ANI.
Earlier, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Saturday said that India took down at least five fighter jets of Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and downed one large aircraft which was taken on at a distance of about 300 kilometres. He said the aircraft that was brought down "is the largest ever recorded surface-to-air kill that we can talk about".
Apart from supporting Air Chief Marshal AP Singh's remarks, the Khatana also addressed the issue of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's recent "vote theft" allegations on the Election Commission of India.
The BJP MP said that Rahul Gandhi is expressing his frustration and is giving such statements to stay in the limelight.
"Wherever they win the elections, the ECI, EVMs are right...He knows that the public of Bihar and West Bengal will vote for the BJP," he said.
On August 7, Rahul Gandhi held a press conference, citing internal analysis. The LoP stated that the Congress expected to win 16 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka but ended up with only nine.
He said the Congress investigated seven unexpected losses, zeroing in on Mahadevapura, where he alleged vote theft involving 100,250 votes. Presenting Congress's research on voting in the Mahadevapura Assembly in Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi alleged "vote chori" (vote theft) of 100,250 votes.
"We found 100,250 votes stolen in five different ways. Duplicate voters, fake and invalid addresses, and bulk voters in a single address, in a building with 50-60 people living. But when we go there, there is no record of those people living there. One family living in that house," he said.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday has again asked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to either give a declaration as per the rules or apologise to the country for his "false" allegations regarding the voter lists."Rahul Gandhi should either provide a Declaration as per rules or apologise to the country for his false allegations," ECI said in a statement.